Nevada baseball moves into tie for third; softball loses

The Nevada baseball team moved into a tie for third place in the Mountain West Conference standings after shutting out San Diego State, 8-0, on Saturday at Peccole Park. The Wolf Pack and Aztecs are tied for third in the MWC standings at 10-7.

The Wolf Pack is 18-14 overall after winning its past five games, while the Aztecs dropped to 25-10.

The Pack knocked out SDSU starter Cody Thompson (4-2) in the bottom of the first, scoring five runs on five hits. Thompson retired one hitter.

Nevada's six doubles is a team high and tied for the most in a MWC game this season.

SOFTBALL: LATE HOME RUN LIFTS BRONCOS PAST PACK

A three-run home run in the top of the sixth broke a 6-6 tie and gave Boise State a 9-6 win over the Nevada softball team Saturday at Hixson Park.

Megan Dortch started the game and threw 12/3 innings, surrendering four runs, two earned, on three hits. McKenna Isenberg logged 31/3 innings in the circle, giving up two earned runs on five hits, while tossing three strikeouts. Karlyn Jones entered the game in the sixth and suffered the loss.

Molly McWilliams and Erin Jones each had two hits for Nevada, which fell to 21-18 overall, 3-8 MWC. Boise State improved to 20-18, 5-6.